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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
MORE THAN 1o5 YEARS OLD.
,ath of a Jerseyman Who Found
Virtue in Applejack.
From the Ne,o York World.

From the Neic York World.
MATAwAN, May 23.-James Preston died
at his old home at Browntown yesterday
he was just 105 years and months old
His faculties he retained up to the time of
ais death. Preston was born of Scotch
parents in the Highlands of Scotland on
Dec. 20, 1882 ard he came TO this country
about ninety years ago, settling at first in
New York. Afterwards he moved to Phila-
ielphia. When about 80 years old he went
10 Browntown and, purchasing a small
farm, settled down with his wife 20 pass his
Did age in peace and quietness He married
before he was % years old New York
lady who died a number of years be-
fore he came to the State. His daughter,
Mrs. Jane Bronson, who kept house for him,
IS IS years old, and his oldest son, John
Preston, is about 30 years old. He had
children, grandchildren, great-grandchil-
iren and greatgreat-g grandchildren. One
son lives in New York, another in Pennsyl-
Eania, one in tho South and one at Brown
own. His son and grandson went TO the
war and fought for the suppression OF
havery, and the old gentleman, who took a
rigorous interest in such matters, would
lave gone himself, but was kept at home by
ais anxious relations. He was very patriotic,
Ind took a very active interest in the doings
" Congress. He read the papers closely
dla WIS WIN al IuDnt
yvWnts. Lately the efforts for home rule in
Ireland occupied muchsof his attention, and
,e died hoping for self-government for the
Emerald Isle.
Up to the time of his death Mr.. Preston
managed and directed the work on the
homestead farm, consisting of about POO
acres. He was in the habit of walking all
over the place, with his old-fashiohed locust
cane, daily, SEEING that the fences were kept
IN order and that the bushes were properly
trimmed. At times he would ramble away
from home and general search would be
instituted for him, but the old man always
turned up all right. The family say that he
has been care for the last half dozen years
His age kept them in constant fear Of some
accident Detailing him. Everybody knew
John Preston and everybody liked him.
when he was in his Tooth year Mr.. Pres
ton walked home from South Amboy, a dis
lance of over eight miles, in less than two
bdurs. Since then he has cut up cord Of
wood just 10 show people what he could do
His hospitality was one of his most pro-
nounced characteristics. His board was
open TO every one. Every night before re-
firing he would take a drink of old JERSEY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
STABILITY OF THE SOUTH.
Judge Kelley Regards Florida as Des-
tined to Rival California.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times
Judge Kelley arrived at his residence in
West Philadelphia yesterday, after an ex-
tended tour in the Southern States The
veteran protectionist devoted good deal of
the time to an inquiry into the economic
condition of the States of Florida, Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee, and the result of his
observations has been the preparation of a
series of papers which will be published
almost Immediately.
Speaking to a reporter he said: ~ wrote
while In Aniston, Ala, an elaborate paper
upon the condition of Florida, the final
proofs of which | read yesterday in Wash
ington. 1t will appear in Saturdays issue
of the Manufacturers Record, a journal
devoted to Southern industries that is pub
lished in Baltimore. AT Washington l pre-
pared a second letter on Aniston, under the
title of "A Romance of the New South. by
the late Gen. Tyler, Samuel Noble, Alfred
l.. Tyler and their colleagues / also wrote
another. entitled South Pittsburg: the
Inevitable Centre for the Mineral, Timber
and Agricultural Products of the Segue-
chez Valley hold these letters subject to
final revision, but they will ultimately APP
pear in the MANUFACTURERS Record at inter
walls of about two weeks.
81 propose, also, TO add two more, one on
the relations of Alabama, Georgia and Ten
nessee, to the iron trade of the Union, and
the other on the remarkable agricultural
development of the New South in contrast
with the poverty entailed by the old system
which devoted the land and labor of the
sections exclusively to the growing of cot
ton.
~ devoted" continued Judge Kelley,
''about a month TO the study Of the resources
of Florida, and think that the letters |
have prepared will satisfy my countrymen,
as my inquest satisfied me, that Florida is
destined to a pre-eminence similar. if not
equal, to that of California. which have
more than once characterized as an enlarged
Sicily.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
He Had His Own Way For Once.
From, the Omaha World

Omaha man-If you think am going TO
take house way out there on the prairie
you are nightly mistaken.
Ambitious wife-But just think Of the
society there. 1t is a lovely suburb, ard
every family just MS nice as they can be-
"That's ali very well, but | suppose YOU
know III have to ride no telling how long in
a street car all winter, with the thermome-
ter way down below nowhere
But other men do that The Highhys
live there, and the Topnotches and the
Bangups and the Pretties and"
Miss Belle Prettie's parentsp
eyes, and"
why, she goes to the high school and
will be coming down every morning about
my time and going back every afternoon at
just the same hour that i"
Come TO think, it is rather far out, dear -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26

The saturating treatment for typhoid fe-
yer is being popularized in the columns of
the Southern Practitioner. DR.. G. w.
Renfro concluds an articlr on treatments as
follows: "Saturate your patient with tur-
pentine and pickle him in acid, and he will
not die Of typhoid fever" DR.. j. w. Grace
ofeas, as an amendment: ''Saturate your
patient in turpcntne, pickle him in acid.
smooth him out with opium and salt him
down with quinine and he cannot die"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26

applejack, and he attributed his old age
and good health to this practice. He was
never known to have a sick day, and DR.. A.
J. jackson, his physician, said tonight that
he died from old age and that alone
The coffin was ordered from New York
to-day by Laird & Stephens, of English
town. On the silver plate it bears this in
scription:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
Harnett HollRa-

Concerning popular hotel in Savannah,
Ga, the Florida Times Union saws: 1--WE
note from the hotel arrivals as published i'm
the Savannah papers, that the Harnett
House still leads ali the other hotels in tho
city. In fact they have as many as the
others combined. There is good INSTALL
ment of F,oridiaus always registered there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26

The river thyme, which has been gene
and rivers with its rapid growth, is now
thought TO be a remarkable health plant.
A German doctor has discovered that in his
district malaria and diarrhma have de
creased since the water thyme began TO in
fest the streams, The plant feeds on de-
cayed vegetable matter, etc, which are
supposed to breed disease germs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
A SERIES OF
SPECIAL WEEKLY EXCURSIONS
viii be inaugurated on SATURDAY, May %.

Will be inaugurated on SATURDAY, May %.
These Special Excursion Tickets will be sold
only under the following conditions:
They will be good only for such regular trains
as named by station agent selling the same, and
will be sold only for such regular train as leave
stations between the hour of ~ noon on Satur-
day and arrive at Savannah or Jacksonville by
1906 noon on Sunday.
Also from any regular station to Pablo Beach
and return, 49, good to return on Monday follow
ing date of sale, or with Supper Lodging and
Breakfast included, at Murray Hall Hotel, So
Four regular daily trains Jacksonville to
Pablo Beach. Special train Saturday only
leaves Jacksonville for the Beach at $50 D. m.
Full information given by local agents
WIN. P. HARDEE, il. ADAMS
Gen. Pass. Agent. Pass. Agent.
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JAMES PRESTON,
Died May -, 1887,
Aged 105 years and 5 months.

His funeral will take place tomorrow, and
his old friends and neighbors will follow to
the grave the body of the Oldest man in the
Atlantic States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
CITY. Seashora

and suburbs. Boston and It's envrons Send 10
cents in stamps to United States Hotel, Boston,
for complete maps and interesting historical
mntter Beautifully Illustrated
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Equitable Life Assurance 100 Bno.DvAr. NY.
SOCIETY.
GEO. I. G. WHITE, Manager.
CHAs. P. GEDDEs, Cashier.
GEORGE w. LAMAR, Agent Savannah, Ga.
PARTNERSHIP ASSURANCE.
George Watson Hall, who was member of
the dry goods commission house of Lewis Bros.
& Co., of New York, was insured in the Equita-
bic for 100000. Proofs of his death were SUBJ
mitted to the Equitable Society ON the 18th of
April, and on the same day the amount of in
slrance on his life, namely, 100000, was paid to
the benefciaries. The beneficiaries were his
partners in business, to whom the policy had
been assigned. The firm has lost by death the
labor, influence, skill and whatever personality
belonged to an active partner, and by this loss it
has received by the Assurance Society the com
pensaton of 100000. That is the nature of
partnership assurance. 1t gives solidity, safety
and permanence to a business house, furnishing
the means of continuing these transactions after
the skill and capital of a partner has been with
drawn by death | am informed that the sur
viving members of the firm are insured, one for
100000 and another for So, 900. The Equitable
Life Assurance Society wrote this policy OF $780,
900 on Mr.. Halls life in February, 1885. The pre-
miums paid on it were $40 93S. His life was also
assured by other companies, the total amount of
his policies being S203, 500.
The above commends itself to the considera-
ton of all practical business men. Apply to
GEORGE w. LAMAR, Agent,
ia Bryan street, or at Post Office.
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL,
Proposals Wanted.

dds will be received up TO the list Of JUNE
ID for the buildings on the eastern half of lot
on the corner OF Whitaker, President and State
streets and also for excavating to the depth Of
50 feet the lotahove mentioned measuring 60 by
80 feet. The buildings to be removed within ten
days and the excavating to be finished by the
first Of July, 1887.
Bids must be made separately. The right is
reserved to reject any or all bids.
j. II. ES1ILL,
D. r. THOMAS.
7. NJ. CUNNINGHAM,
RUFUS e. LESTER.
Committee Union Society.
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DIR. HENRY $ COLDING,
DENTIST,

ULMERs LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys-
tenn. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
ills, caused by disordered liver, it cannot be
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for VI
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. 81 90
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. T. ULMER NJ. D.,
Pharmacist, Savannah. Ga.
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SAVANNAH TO

0A v AIN IN All III
Jacksonvllle and return. .............. So 90
Pablo Beach and return. Observation-Disclosures So 90
Tickets will be good only on days and trains
as given in the following
SCHEDULE:
Leave Savannah Saturday 1:30 p NJ, 7:35 p. NJ,
Sunday 7:06 M.
Arrive jacksonville Saturday 7:35 p NJ, Sun
day $50 A. NJ, 1906 NOON.
Special train leaves Jacksonville for Pablo
Beach Saturday $50 p. NJ.
RETURNING,
Leave Jacksonville Sunday 700 A. NJ 2:05 p.
NJ, 900 P. NJ.
Arrive Savannah Sunday 12:06P NJ, 1853 p. NJ,
Monday 6:10 A. II.
The SO 90 ticket TO Pablo Beach will also be
good to return on any regular train leaving
Jacksonville on Monday following date of sale
-Four regular daily trains Jacksonville to
Pablo Beach
Tickets Savannah to Pablo Beach and return
including supper lodging and breakfast at the
elegant Murray Hall Hotel, S. co. or the same
with one and three-quarter days board, 81 So
Tickets at Brens and Passenger Station.
WIN. p. HARDER JL ADAMS
Gen. Pass Agent. Pass Agent
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GEORGIA HUssARs.

HEADQUARTERS GEORGIA HUssARs, /
SAVANNAH, Ga, May 20, 1887. (
General Orders No. Is:
The troop will assemble THIS 4,l
DAY Thursday, at 112 Bay EFAN
street, at u O'Clock NJ, for the cNaTSgA
consideration of Important bust n
ness. MI
By order of xzxzrzr-..vzArA
w. W. GORDON. Capt. Condg'
GEO. G. GAuLARp. First Sergt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
MARSHALL H0U Sc.

SAVANNAH, GA.
a. E0. D. HODGES, Proprietor Formerly OF
Grand Union, Saratoga Springs. Location cen
trail. All parts of the city and places of inter.
est accessible by street cars constantly passing
the doors. Special Inducements TO those visit
ing the city for business or pleasure
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
NOTICE TO CITY COURT JURORS
NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS.

NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS.
OFFICE WATER WORKS, /
SAVANNAH May 26th. 1887.
The water will be shut off at Nine (0) O'Clock
A. NJ. TODAY Thursday on BroughtOn street,
from Whitaker to Abercorn street. for the pur-
pose of putting in a branch, and will be shut of
for several hours. A. n. MILLER, Supt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
THE MORRISON HOUSE.

One of the Largest Boarding Houses in the
South.
A FFORDS pleasant South rooms, good board
"A with pure Artesian Water, at prices TO suit
those wishing table. regular or transient accom-.
modations. Northeast corner Broughton and
Drayton streets opposite Marshall House
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
SCREVEN HOUSE.

TNHIS POPULAR Hotel is now provided With
4 a Passenger Elevator (the only one in the
city) and has been remodeled and newly fur
nished The proprietor VINO BY recent purchase
is also the owner of the establishments spares
neither pains nor expense in the entertainment
OF his guests. The patronage Of Florida visit
SsIayen Lqlse is supplied with every luxury
fitlf t4e ln4f4eIs at home or abroad can afford.
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FOR SALE.

100 Horse Power ENGINE for sale at a bar
gain. Cylinder 20x30. About new and in per-
feet order. A. B. HART
n Jtv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26

SPECIAL NOTICE.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SAVANNAH, May 25th, 1887.
The steamship MERRI3IACK having returned
to Boston because of accident to her machinery,
there viii be sailing for Boston on the 26th OF
May, as previously advertised
c. G. ANDERSON, Agt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
SAVANNAH YACHT CLUE

SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB
A special meeting of the club will be held at
Fords Opera House TO-DAY, 26TH MAY, at u
O'Clock, for the election OF members TO make
arrangements for Ladies' Day and to appoint
time and place for the annual cruise. A full at
tendance is desired BY order
WIN HONE, Commodore.
W. D. JOHNSTON, Secretary
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TO THE PUBLIC.

We, the undersigned dry goods and millinery
merchants, do hereby agree to close our respect
i've places of business at 6:30 p. NJ. prompt, from
June LIST to Sept 1st., Saturday excepted:
A. R. Altmayer & Co, Crohan & Dooner,
j. p. Germaine, Gustave Fckstein & Co.
|. Dasher & Co., D. Hogan,
Jacob Cohen, F. Gutman,
David Weisbein, B. Golinsky,
L. Fried, Gray & O'Brien,
X. Platshek, P. j. Golden,
s. Krouskoff, l.. E. Byck & Son.
Ladies will kindly cooperate with us in this
movement and make their purchases earlier in
the afternoon.
NOTICE TO CITY COURT JURORS.
The TRAVERSE JURORS of the City Court
need not appear until FRIDAY MORNING, MAY
9TH, at 10 O'Clock. By order of
JUDGE HARDEN.
P. NJ. RUSSELL, Clerk c. G.. S.
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MEETINGS.
TEVTOvIA LODGE NO. 7, X. OF
ATTENTION,

German Friendly Society.
You are hereby summoned to appear at your
hall TURNER'S HALL) at $50 A NJ, THIS
DAY for parade to celebrate our fiftieth ami
versary. Carriages will be provided for men,
bers who are unable to march. BY order OF
WILLIAM SHEIHING, President
A. HELLER, Secretary
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
READ THIS CAREFULLY.
All Policies Issued by This Company are
lncOEtestible.

SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT
OF THE
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-08
WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT 1T

The Mankato FREE Press will April
LIST, come into the field as an evening
daily paper. There Is II field i'll Man.
kato for a daily paper, and editor Hunt
will doubtless ably fill it and meet 6
gratifying success thereby dnesbort
Journal.
The Mankato FREE Press will issue 9
daily edition next week. Mr.. Hunt is O
rustler from way back and will give the
people of that enterprising city good
paper every day.-NortLfeld NeaOS.
The Mankato FREE Press is to become
:. daily about April l., with its present
editor, l.. p. Hunt, as manager. 1t will
he owned by stock company with d
capital of $4,000. The weekly FREE
rKEss is an excellent paper and we hope
the new venture may prove an encour.
aging s;iccess.--.S. Cloud Journal Press.
The Mankato FREE Press will soon
commence the publication of Il daily af
ternonn paper. There is no reason why
an enterprising Gity like Mankato should
not have II daily, and THE FREE Press
proposes to supply the want. Heron
Lake NelGS.
l.. p. Hunt, proprietor Of the Mankato
FREE PRESS, announces his intention to
launch II daily paper at Mankato about
April LIST. Here's cess.-MOnteoideC
Leader.
Mankato is to have a daily evening
paper, 10 be published by the FREE Press
Publishing Co., l.. z. Hunt, the able
editor of the FREE PRESS, to be general
manager. There's no reason why Man
kato should not support live daily
journal in good shape. We wish it all
success. Ne,0s.
The Mankato FREE Press announces
that it will issue q daily edition after
April LIST. Mankato is getting almost
large enough to sustain such an enter
prise, and If its citizens really desire TO
increase the rising boom in that city,
they will find that patronIzing their
new daily is one of the best possible
methods.-RedaOood Falls Gazette.
The Mankato FREE Press will issue a
daily edition about April LIST. l.. p.
Hunt, the editor of the FREE PRESS, will
be the manager Of this new journalistic
enterprise and will have III. A. Eoff as
sociated with him. There is no more
ably and carefully edited paper In
Minnesota than the FREE
Press, and we can see no reason why
this new venture should not be success
ful. 1t will look after the interests OF q
portion of Minnesota that has been to
great extent neglected by the state
dailies already in existence and should
receive such a support from Mankato
and ''the region round about" as will
make it good investment from the
Falls Reveille.
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MAPLEToN. AnrIl 6. '87.


Our Brown is IN Chicago for weeks
business and pleasure.
Mr.. Putnam, of the firm of Quinn q
Putnam, was here on legal business Sat
urday.
The socIable at the Congregational
church Saturday evening was very
pleasant affair. After the feast there
were gathered up of the fragments seven
baskets. If Brown had been here the
fragments wouldn't have been carried
away in baskets.
Our summer school opened Monday
morning, e.. l.. Benedict having charge
Of the grammar school, and Miss Algena
Weston, of the primary. This is the
fourth term for these teachers, and they
are entitled to much credit for the abil-
ity and energy they have displayed in
their efforts for the advancement of the
school-but an high school here isan i'm
perative necessity, and we think an as
sured fact.
Miss Sarah Quinn has her dwelling and
dress-making establishment nearly COM
pletcd 1t is neat, tasty and commodi.
Gus, and looks as though it were almost
large enough for one more. Why not ?
Miss Viva Plymat starts for Big Stone
and will commence her summer school
on the 18th inst.
Our champion machine man, Brooks,
returned from business trip to Dakota
Saturday.
4. NJ. Dyer has made an investment
in some property ut Spokane Falls
where he expects TO make his future
home. Don't 20 Edmund.
Seeding in this vicinity is well under
way, and with favorable change in the
weather will be completed in about u
week.
Carl Prochl has his cellar nearly dug
and will soon commence the erection Of
his dwelling.
Commissioner DietZ was i'm MankatC
yesterday on business.
| Hon. l.. q. Spaulding will start his
creamery in about two weeks. Guy
always makes success of everything
| Highest price for cream, the best butter
and 'buttermilk at ten cents drink"
Our steam mill will commence opera
tions June LIST. Pete is the right man in
the right place.
We wonder what Gov. Crane is up to
We think sit is strange but true"
John Schimmele has purchased q resi-,
dence lot in Berry x Plymat's addition
and will commence the erection of u
dwelling ut an early day
At n regular meeting of the village
council Monday night, the following ap,
puintmenis were made: VIM. Mcqueen
street commissioner; Hugh Quinn, Mar
shall; f.. +. Ware, Justice; Vim. n
Plymat, attorney; A. A. Stevens, Asses.
SCR; &. q. Spaulding and NJ. Schlinger.
man as Street Committee.
Friday, April 29th, WAS designated as
the time for applications for saloon Ii,
ccnscs, and the Weekly FREE Pass was
designated as the official paper.
Two mills road tax and one day poll
tax we're levied.
Prof. Lindsay, representing the firm
of Emerson x Emerson, of Mankato,
spent the day with us yesterday.
Lawyer Piymat is at WInnebago City,
to-day, OH business.
A new invoice OF goods at Troendle's;
also AT Johnson's, and Brown, Wishnrt <
Orr will make things lively on the 18th
inst, on the cash basis.
The Dyer Il Davis stock farm report
sales lively. They deal in none but full
bloOdS.
The council says Clean up" the cili-
zems say "clean up" and echo answers
"riean up your streets and alleys"
Spring time Is here again.